"'Now I will rise,' says the Lord; 'now I will be exalted, now I will lift Myself up.'" (Isaiah 33:10)
We say such things as, "I Exalt Thee," and, "I lift You up." Our text goes better, "I will rise....I will be exalted....I will lift Myself up."
And this, my friend, is what I pray for. It is good for us to sing, "I exalt Thee," and, "Lord, we lift Your Name on high." But our text is our Lord Jesus Christ declaring for the Godhead that, "Now I will...."
I pray for you and me today for God's, "I will...." This can be an "answer" to prayers, and, it can also be the reality that the Living Triune God is taking an initiative, as in what the Psalm declares, "The time has come, yes, the set time has come." There is no doubt that the Scriptures teach of "timing." My desire and prayer for you and me is that we be as alert as we can concerning Jesus' timing, "Now I will...."
You and I pray for many "things." Sometimes we receive what we pray for; other times we don't. But in and through our sojourn there is a reoccurring, "Now I will rise, says the Lord; now I will be exalted, now I will lift Myself up."
Father, in Jesus' Name, help me to recognize Your, "Now I will...." Amen.
When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"
Hebrews 12:2
Hebrews 12:2
